Also on the show FM89 reporter Ezra David Romero reports on the Forest Service’s efforts to recover from the Rim Fire before the autumn rains come. Max Stauffer with Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad joins Moore in a conversation about how tourism for his business is up, because of the government shutdown and the Rim Fire.

Ending the program, Moore interviews Colleen Bailey, the executive director for the National Steinbeck Center, about a 10-day road trip following the footsteps of John Steinbeck’s novel ‘Grapes of Wrath.” The tour will pass through Bakersfield on October 13 and in Arvin at the Weedpatch Camp on October 14.

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The passage of some high profile immigration legislation in California appears to signal a shift in the state’s attitude on the issue, particularly with its Governor, Jerry Brown. Max Pringle reports from Sacramento.

In 2010, then-candidate Brown opposed driver licenses for undocumented immigrants. This month he signed a bill allowing licenses for undocumented immigrants. Brown says the law now reflects the outlook of the majority of Californians.